Mandarino Minutes: Mandarino Minutes for March 16, 2023

Dear Upton Middle School Families,

Spring Break! -

Spring Break next week! Just a reminder that we do not have school tomorrow (Friday, March 17). Please take this time to enjoy your kids, rejuvenate, relax, and have your kids unplug as much as possible! Enjoy your vacation and see you on Monday, March 27th. Enjoy!

2024 Washington DC meeting 7th grade Parents...Mark your Calendar -

There will be a parent ONLY meeting on 4/13/2023 at 6:30 PM in the Upton Auditorium. This is for parents of current 7th graders only.

Early Arrival at School -

This is a reminder that when students are dropped off in the morning, before school starts, they MUST enter through the back doors or doors by the flagpoles, not the office. If a student comes to the office before 7:45am (or 8:45am on late start days), they will be directed to another entrance. The doors open at 7:15am/8:15am. Thank you for your cooperation.

UPTO Meeting -

The next PTO meeting will be on Tuesday, March 28th at 8:30am in the Upton Conference Room. Hope to see you there!

Upton Soccer Club -

Check out the link below to the Upton Middle School

girls soccer club spirit shop:

https://63802.itemorder.com/shop/home/

Upton Bears Student CU- February Winner -

Congratulations to Emma Smith, the February winner of Upton Bears Student Credit Union, a student-led program affiliated with Honor Credit Union. Upton Bears Student CU is open every Tuesday during all lunch periods, outside the cafeteria and offers great student incentives to promote regular saving habits to Start Small and Save Big! To help kick start those habits, all new members will receive $15 if they open their membership with at least $1! To open an account for the student(s) in your life, membership forms can be downloaded here or picked up in the school office. All existing members will receive $5 for making their first deposit at Upton Bears SCU. To encourage establishing a regular savings habit, there is a prize box where students can choose a prize with every deposit they make. All deposits are entered into a monthly drawing to win a gift basket with a $25 gift card. And, for a grand prize every deposit is also entered into the annual drawing for either an iPad Mini or a $250 deposit into their savings account at the end of the year! So, the more deposits made, the more chances to win! To learn more about Honor CU’s Student Credit Union program, click here.

Emma Smith- February winner

Students of the Week -

Upton staff votes each week on students that go above and beyond in the classroom. This week’s students of the week are:

6th Grade - Liyana Meeks

7th Grade - Owen De Jong

8th Grade - Brayan Lopez-Meza

Educator of the Week -

Can Drive at Upton -

Builders Club would like to host a can drive for the month of March! Advisory classes will collect canned goods starting Monday March 6th - Friday March 31st. The advisory class that collects the most cans by the end of March will win a donut party!

Late Start Wednesday-

We will have a late start on Wednesday, March 29th. School will begin at 8:45am and doors open at 8:15am.

Prospective Parent Meeting -

We will have a Prospective Student and Parent meeting on Thursday, March 30th beginning at 1:00pm. This meeting is only for families that are not currently attending any St Joseph Public School but plan to attend Upton in the fall 2023. If you know of a family, please have them contact the Upton offfice. This is NOT for 5th graders already attending one of our elementary schools. Those students will have a separate meeting and visit. Please call the Upton Office at 269-926-3400 and let us know if you plan to attend.